Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1346

At the sound, all three of them instinctively whipped their heads around.

Shanley stood frozen in place, his eyes darting frantically between Luella and Jimmie. Shock was painted across his devastatingly handsome face.

Times had changed, and two men falling in love wasn't exactly earth-shattering news. He was just genuinely baffled as to how these two specific personalities managed to—

Never mind.

He supposed he'd have to start calling Luella "Brother-in-law" soon. He needed to keep his composure.

He wasn't panicking. He totally wasn't panicking.

"It's fine." Shanley rapidly schooled his features, forcing out a smile that looked worse than a grimace. "Slipped right out of my hand. Lost my grip."

With that, he quietly grabbed some paper towels, picked up the shards of glass, and tossed them into the trash.

"I'm going to go make Juniper some fresh juice! You guys keep talking, pretend I'm not here!"

Shanley bolted into the kitchen and immediately gripped the edge of the counter, staring out the window and gasping for air.

*Damn it.*

Catching them in the act was a lot to process.

***

Back in the living room.

Juniper pulled her gaze back from the kitchen, lifting her chin to stare intently at Jimmie. "I didn't quite catch that. What did you just say?"

Luella kicked Jimmie under the table. The plan was just to admit they were dating. Why did he have to spill absolutely everything?!

Jimmie laced his fingers through Luella's, looking at her with an overwhelmingly tender gaze. Luella pressed her lips together, her frustration instantly melting away.

Whatever. She didn't care anymore. If Juniper got mad, she'd just blame it all on Jimmie. Which was fair, honestly. He was the one who used his sex appeal to seduce her. Lock him up!

"What do you mean, 'sleeping together'?" Juniper blinked, projecting an expression of absolute innocence.

There were plenty of ways to interpret sleeping together. For example, in the past, she and Shanley had literally just shared a bed to sleep. Of course, things had escalated since then, *ahem*.

So which version were Jimmie and Luella talking about?!

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